Giuseppe Rinaldi, Barolo Brunate Riserva, 1980 so061826 canary islands roundup Lustau’s Peninsula Solera Reserva is

Lustau’s Peninsula Solera Reserva is a classic example

let alone in the Patagonian desert of Rio Negro

Ungrafted Nebbiolo from vines planted on their own roots in 1989—a bold experiment to recreate pre-phylloxera Barolo conditions

fermented and aged in demi-muids — the small oak vessels that lend texture without overt oak flavor

Giuseppe Rinaldi, Barolo Brunate Riserva, 1980 so061826 canary islands roundup Lustau’s Peninsula Solera Reserva isForty five years on, from one of Barolo's most uncompromising traditionalists. Giuseppe Rinaldi's Brunate Riserva was reserved for only the greatest vintages and held ten years before release and this 1980 bottle, like its 1985 sibling, predates the 2010 MGA regulation that forced Rinaldi to abandon the blending of Brunate and Le Coste under one label. Pure Brunate from La Morra, made in the heart of the Battista Rinaldi era (Beppe took over in 1992